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The relationship between the initiation of antimicrobial therapy and the incidence of stroke in infective endocarditis: An analysis from the ICE Prospective Cohort Study (ICE-PCS) by Dickerman, Stuart A., MD, FACC, Abrutyn, Elias, MD, Barsic, Bruno, MD, PhD, Bouza, Emilio, MD, PhD, Cecchi, Enrico, MD, Moreno, Asuncion, MD, Doco-Lecompte, Thanh, MD, Eisen, Damon P., MD, Fortes, Claudio Q., MD, Fowler, Vance G., MD, MHS, Lerakis, Stamatios, MD, FACC, Miro, Jose M., MD, PhD, Pappas, Paul, MS, Peterson, Gail E., MD, FACC, Rubinstein, Ethan, MD, LLb, Sexton, Daniel J., MD, Suter, Fredy, MD, Tornos, Pilar, MD, Verhagen, Dominique W., MD, Cabell, Christopher H., MD, MHS, FACC

“…Background Embolic events to the central nervous system are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). The…”
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Prior Pneumococcal Vaccination Is Associated with Reduced Death, Complications, and Length of Stay among Hospitalized Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Fisman, David N., Abrutyn, Elias, Spaude, Kimberly A., Kim, Alex, Kirchner, Cheryl, Daley, Jennifer

“…Background. Vaccination with pneumococcal polysaccharide reduces the incidence of bacteremic pneumococcal disease in adults. We investigated the impact of…”
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Staphylococcus aureus Native Valve Infective Endocarditis: Report of 566 Episodes from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database by Miro, Josù M., Anguera, Ignasi, Cabell, Christopher H., Chen, Anita Y., Stafford, Judith A., Corey, G. Ralph, Olaison, Lars, Eykyn, Susannah, Hoen, Bruno, Abrutyn, Elias, Raoult, Didier, Bayer, Arnold, Fowler, Vance G.

“…Background. Staphylococcus aureus native valve infective endocarditis (SA-NVIE) is not completely understood. The objective of this investigation was to…”
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Guidelines for Antimicrobial Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Bacterial Cystitis and Acute Pyelonephritis in Women by Warren, John W., Abrutyn, Elias, Hebel, J. Richard, Johnson, James R., Schaeffer, Anthony J., Stamm, Walter E.

“…This is part of the series of practice guidelines commissioned by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) through its Practice Guidelines Committee…”
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Pathogens resistant to antimicrobial agents: epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, and clinical management by Kaye, Keith S, Engemann, John J, Fraimow, Henry S, Abrutyn, Elias

“…Resistance to antimicrobial drugs is increasing at an alarming rate among both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Traditionally, bacteria resistant to…”
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Does asymptomatic bacteriuria predict mortality and does antimicrobial treatment reduce mortality in elderly ambulatory women ? by ABRUTYN, E, MOSSEY, J, BERLIN, J. A, BOSCIA, J, LEVISON, M, PITSAKIS, P, KAYE, D

“…To determine whether asymptomatic bacteriuria in elderly ambulatory women is a marker of increased mortality and, if so, whether it is because of an…”
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Characterization of antibody responses to annual influenza vaccination over four years in a healthy elderly population by Gardner, Elizabeth M., Bernstein, Erica D., Dran, Sandra, Munk, Gary, Gross, Peter, Abrutyn, Elias, Murasko, Donna M.

“…The effects of yearly influenza immunization on the level of antibody responses were assessed in 92 healthy elderly subjects immunized over four contiguous…”
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Communicating infectious disease information to the public by Abrutyn, E

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An Assessment of the Usefulness of the Duke Criteria for Diagnosing Active Infective Endocarditis by Sekeres, Mikkael A., Abrutyn, Elias, Berlin, Jesse A., Kaye, Donald, Kinman, Judith L., Korzeniowski, Oksana M., Levison, Matthew E., Feldman, Roy S., Strom, Brian L.

“…We evaluated the usefulness of the Duke criteria for diagnosing cases of active infective endocarditis (IE). Patients were identified prospectively over a…”
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Daptomycin versus Standard Therapy for Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus by Fowler, Vance G, Boucher, Helen W, Corey, G. Ralph, Abrutyn, Elias, Karchmer, Adolf W, Rupp, Mark E, Levine, Donald P, Chambers, Henry F, Tally, Francis P, Vigliani, Gloria A, Cabell, Christopher H, Link, Arthur Stanley, DeMeyer, Ignace, Filler, Scott G, Zervos, Marcus, Cook, Paul, Parsonnet, Jeffrey, Bernstein, Jack M, Price, Connie Savor, Forrest, Graeme N, Fätkenheuer, Gerd, Gareca, Marcelo, Rehm, Susan J, Brodt, Hans Reinhardt, Tice, Alan, Cosgrove, Sara E

“…In patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia or right-sided endocarditis, daptomycin was shown to be noninferior to standard antimicrobial therapy…”
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Editorial: Past, Present, and Future of Infectious Diseases Society of America Publications by Abrutyn, Elias, Finegold, Sydney, Turck, Marvin

“…Abstract only…”
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Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis: A Consequence of Medical Progress by Fowler, Vance G, Miro, Jose M, Hoen, Bruno, Cabell, Christopher H, Abrutyn, Elias, Rubinstein, Ethan, Corey, G. Ralph, Spelman, Denis, Bradley, Suzanne F, Barsic, Bruno, Pappas, Paul A, Anstrom, Kevin J, Wray, Dannah, Fortes, Claudio Q, Anguera, Ignasi, Athan, Eugene, Jones, Philip, van der Meer, Jan T. M, Elliott, Tom S. J, Levine, Donald P, Bayer, Arnold S, ICE Investigators, for the

“…CONTEXT The global significance of infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus aureus is unknown. OBJECTIVES To document the international emergence…”
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Initial Low-Dose Gentamicin for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Endocarditis Is Nephrotoxic by Cosgrove, Sara E., Vigliani, Gloria A., Campion, Marilyn, Fowler, Vance G., Abrutyn, Elias, Corey, G. Ralph, Levine, Donald P., Rupp, Mark E., Chambers, Henry F., Karchmer, Adolf W., Boucher, Helen W.

“…Background.The safety of adding initial low-dose gentamicin to antistaphylococcal penicillins or vancomycin for treatment of suspected Staphylococcus aureus…”
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Daptomycin versus vancomycin plus gentamicin for treatment of bacteraemia and endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus: subset analysis of patients infected with methicillin-resistant isolates by Rehm, Susan J., Boucher, Helen, Levine, Donald, Campion, Marilyn, Eisenstein, Barry I., Vigliani, Gloria A., Corey, G.Ralph, Abrutyn, Elias

“…Objectives In a prospective, randomized trial, daptomycin was non-inferior to standard therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and right-sided…”
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Epidemiology of bacteriuria in an elderly ambulatory population by Boscia, J A, Kobasa, W D, Knight, R A, Abrutyn, E, Levison, M E, Kaye, D

“…This study of bacteriuria in elderly (mean age 85 years, range 68 to 103) Jewish subjects of mostly middle and upper class attempted to determine disease…”
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The use and effect of surgical therapy for prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: A propensity analysis of a multicenter, international cohort by Wang, Andrew, Pappas, Paul, Anstrom, Kevin J., Abrutyn, Elias, Fowler, Vance G., Hoen, Bruno, Miro, Jose M., Corey, G. Ralph, Olaison, Lars, Stafford, Judith A., Mestres, Carlos A., Cabell, Christopher H.

“…Although surgical intervention is often used in the treatment of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (PVIE), an understanding of its effect on survival has…”
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Progress toward a global understanding of infective endocarditis. Early lessons from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis investigation by Cabell, Christopher H, Abrutyn, Elias

“…In the century and a quarter since William Osler delivered his framed lectures on endocarditis substantial advancements have occurred in the understanding and…”
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Use of surgery in patients with native valve infective endocarditis: Results from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database by Cabell, Christopher H., Abrutyn, Elias, Fowler, Vance G., Hoen, Bruno, Miro, Jose M., Corey, G. Ralph, Olaison, Lars, Pappas, Paul, Anstrom, Kevin J., Stafford, Judith A., Eykyn, Susannah, Habib, Gilbert, Mestres, Carlos A., Wang, Andrew

“…Early surgery has been shown to be beneficial for patients with infective endocarditis (IE), yet surgery is not used in most patients. Evidence of the…”
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Role of humoral and cell-mediated immunity in protection from influenza disease after immunization of healthy elderly by Murasko, Donna M, Bernstein, Erica D, Gardner, Elizabeth M, Gross, Peter, Munk, Gary, Dran, Sandra, Abrutyn, Elias

“…While influenza immunization significantly reduces the risk of pneumonia and associated deaths, vaccination of elderly only affords 30–50% protection against…”
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Dental and cardiac risk factors for infective endocarditis : A population-based, case-control study by STROM, B. L, ABRUTYN, E, BERLIN, J. A, KINMAN, J. L, FELDMAN, R. S, STOLLEY, P. D, LEVISON, M. E, KORZENIOWSKI, O. M, KAYE, D

“…Although antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis is recommended, the true risk factors for infective endocarditis are unclear. To quantitate the…”
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